The struggle for the throne among nine princes—I really don't want to be the crown prince.

Chapter 418 Hehe, let me show you what a satellite perspective is like.

After Chen Daoquan finished speaking passionately about his understanding of heaven and earth, he solemnly said to Shen Ye, "Your Highness, as the ancient saying goes, 'The people cannot be insulted, and heaven and earth cannot be deceived!'"

"This is the absolute truth; I urge Your Highness to listen to and believe it!"

Chen Daoquan's final words filled many who looked at him with admiration.

This was a public remonstrance to the crown prince.

They even publicly disrespected the Crown Prince, telling him at the Heavenly Debate Conference that if he continued to act perversely, even Heaven and Earth would not forgive him.

At the same time, more eyes were drawn to Shen Ye.

They felt that even if the Crown Prince could suppress his anger, his expression was still not pleasant.

To their surprise, Shen Ye appeared calm and waved to Chen Daoquan, saying, "Does Lord Chen have anything else to say?"

"Your Highness, I have finished speaking," Chen Daoquan said calmly.

Shen Ye smiled and said, "In that case, Lord Chen may step down."

At this point, he turned to Tong Guowei and asked, "Prime Minister Tong, do you think Chen Daoquan's understanding of the universe is correct?"

Tong Guowei had not expected that the Crown Prince would ask him such a question at this time.

Is the Crown Prince trying to call a deer a horse?

its not right!
At this time, the crowd was in agitated. Not to mention the Crown Prince, even Emperor Qianxi would not bow his head unless a knife was held to someone's throat.

Although he was extremely loyal to Emperor Qianxi, at this moment he still solemnly said, "Your Highness, my understanding of the world is limited."

"But I think Lord Chen is right."

After saying these words, he shut up and remained silent.

Shen Ye didn't press him for details, but instead changed the subject, asking, "Where is Grand Scholar Zhang Ying?"

Zhang Ying stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Your Highness, I agree with Lord Chen's statement."

"The Imperial Observatory's understanding of the heavens and the earth was the most comprehensive in the entire world."

"Your Majesty, I completely agree."

Shen Ye smiled, then looked at Zhang Yushu and said with a smile, "Zhang Yushu, what does your Ministry of Rites think of Chen Daoquan's statement?"

"Your Highness, our Ministry of Rites fully agrees with Lord Chen's statement. We urge Your Highness to also heed Lord Chen's advice."

"After all, Heaven is just!"

This statement is remarkably similar to Chen Daoquan's earlier advice.

However, Shen Ye seemed not to understand, and bypassed Zhang Yushu, asking Ma Qi, "Ma Qi, what do you think?"

Ma Qi was a man who liked to show off his uprightness, and he said without any politeness, "Your Highness, I don't know much about the world."

"However, I agree with Lord Chen's interpretation of Heaven and Earth."

"I urge Your Highness to take Lord Chen's words seriously!"

Ma Qi's words were very much in line with his status as an upright official.

Shen Ye's smile remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard anything. He then turned to the Minister of Personnel beside him and asked, "Lord Zou, what do you think?"

……

Shen Ye then proceeded to question the officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers in a series of individual interviews.

The officials of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers all agreed with Chen Daoquan's statement. Some were even more radical, such as Xu Chunping, the Grand Academician of the Hanlin Academy, who directly asked Shen Ye to remember the warning from Heaven.

However, Shen Ye pretended not to hear these words.

After everyone had finished speaking, Shen Ye addressed the crowd below, saying, "It seems that everyone agrees with Lord Chen's statement."

“I recently read Zhuangzi and came across a story that I would like to share with you all.”

Without Emperor Qianxi in the court, it was the domain of the Crown Prince who was in charge of the country.

He was going to share a story, and although no one present really wanted to hear it, everyone had to give him face, since the Crown Prince sharing his story with them was a sign of respect.

If you don't listen, then that means you have a problem with the Crown Prince.

Moreover, the Crown Prince telling a story at this time is definitely his counterattack at the Heavenly Debate Conference.

Therefore, the courtiers below immediately focused their attention, trying to find any flaws in the Crown Prince's story so that they could stand up and refute it.

Just as everyone was engrossed in their conversation, Shen Ye said, "The frog is sitting in the well. A little bird flies in and lands on the edge of the well."

The frog asked the little bird, "Where did you come from?"

The little bird replied, "I came down from the sky, flew over a hundred miles, and got thirsty, so I came down to find some water to drink."

The frog said, "Friend, don't talk big! The sky is only as big as the opening of a well, why would you need to fly that far?"

The little bird said, "You're mistaken. The sky is boundless and vast!"

The frog laughed and said, "Friend, I sit in the well every day, and I can see the sky whenever I look up. I can't be wrong."

The little bird laughed and said, "Friend, you've made a mistake. If you don't believe me, jump out of the well and take a look."

Upon hearing Shen Ye's story, almost everyone present changed their expression drastically.

At this moment, how could they not understand what Shen Ye meant!
Shen Ye was clearly treating them like frogs, and frogs at that, frogs with a limited perspective.

Suddenly, the way people looked at Shen Ye became less pleasant.

Even though you are the crown prince, you can't insult people like this! You're clearly saying we're just frogs in a well with no view of the sky!
We are important officials of the court. Even His Majesty would not be so indifferent as to say "if we are not so important!"
For a moment, even Zhang Ying's face turned extremely ugly.

Just as he glanced at Tong Guowei, preparing to advise Shen Ye, he heard Shen Ye say, "My lords, this is just a small story."

"But profound truths are hidden within these small stories."

"What he taught us is that we cannot be complacent, whether in life or at other times."

"Otherwise, we'll be the ones who suffer!"

"The sky is round and the earth is square. This is just the ancient people's understanding of the heavens and the earth, but it is the court's understanding of the heavens and the earth."

"We should conduct further research on this land and its people."

At this point, he turned to Zhou Bao and said, "Please invite Mr. Tang Ruowang over."

Following Shen Ye's instructions, Zhou Bao quickly led a person over. This person had blond hair and blue eyes, and although he was wearing a long robe, he gave people the feeling of being a monkey in a crown.

He bowed to Shen Ye and said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Although the person's voice was stiff, it was still pleasant to the ear.

Shen Ye waved his hand and said, "Tang Ruowang, tell all the officials what the sun looks like, and what this land we live on looks like?"

Tang Ruowang had been in the capital for many years. Although he was treated with courtesy by Emperor Qianxi, he was valued more for his ability to build cannons.

It can be said that he was positioned as a high-level craftsman.

Tang Ruowang bowed respectfully to Shen Ye and said, "Your Highness, the land we are on is a large sphere."

"As for the sun, it is also a fireball that is very far away from us."

His two sentences immediately broke many people's defenses!

Chen Daoquan stepped forward and shouted, "This is spreading heresy and misleading the public!"

"Your Highness, this sorcerer is spouting nonsense. I urge Your Highness to execute him to prevent his wicked words from misleading more people."

As soon as Chen Daoquan spoke, many people echoed, "We urge Your Highness to slay the demon as soon as possible."

Looking at the people who were shouting for battle, Shen Ye's smile became somewhat sinister.

He said calmly, "My lords, the purpose of this debate on the heavens is to allow everyone to speak freely about the heavens and the earth."

“You’ve already started shouting for violence before they’ve even finished speaking. Do you have any attitude toward debate?”

At this point, Shen Ye looked at Chen Daoquan and said, "If you do things this way, I don't need to argue with you. I'll just kill you all."

"What's the point of holding a debate on the heavens!"

As Shen Ye's face darkened, Chen Daoquan and the others exchanged helpless glances before stepping aside.

For them, it would be ideal to kill this foreigner named Tang Ruowang through the words they just spoke.

The fact that they couldn't kill him also showed their attitude.

However, before Shen Ye could finish speaking, Chen Daoquan said, "Lord Tang Ruowang, you said the earth is round, then let me ask you, if the earth is a sphere, why don't we fall off?"

"On the contrary, they stand here steadily, without even swaying?"

After being pulled over by Shen Ye, Tang Ruowang had made considerable preparations. He said in a deep voice, "My lord, it is true that the earth is round."

"The reason we didn't fall is because this place is so vast; we are smaller than a grain of sand compared to the earth."

“Under these circumstances, we naturally won’t fall down.”

"As for why the earth is said to be round, more than a hundred years ago, a navigator led his fleet from the port of Serbia, sailed westward, and after three years, finally returned to the port of Serbia."

"If the earth were not round, he would not have returned to the starting point after three years of sailing."

"His course has not changed."

"If the earth we live on isn't round, how could he have kept moving westward and eventually returned to his starting point?"

"He should be going further and further away."

At this point, Tang Ruowang continued, "Since that navigator circumnavigated the globe, we have undertaken many voyages in the past hundred years."

"In the end, we all come back to where we started."

"Therefore, the earth is round, that much is true."

Hearing Tang Ruowang's words, none of the assembled officials knew what to say.

They never expected to hear such a result.

For a moment, their expressions were filled with a sense of daze.

Although some people wanted to accuse them of spreading rumors and misleading the public, they actually did sail around the world more than a hundred years ago.

Such voyages are now occurring more frequently!
In such a situation, trying to defend oneself with words is simply self-deception.

For a moment, the area outside the vast Hall of Supreme Harmony was completely silent.

Shen Ye smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang Ruowang, for clearing up our doubts."

"Everyone has heard what Mr. Tang Ruowang said. Chen Daoquan, you are the deputy director of the Imperial Observatory. What are your different opinions on what Mr. Tang Ruowang said?"

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